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2012-05-04T07:45:00-06:00

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Is Education Simply About Getting a Job?

Last updated on: May 4, 2012 at 7:45 am By Tim Suttle

One of the unique side-effects of No Child Left Behind has been the notorious necessity of “teaching to the test.” Parents, administrators, teachers, and students all seem to disdain this lamentable practice. This week I read an interesting blog post by Adam Kotsko who notes another and perhaps even more important problem with the way our entire culture views education. Kotsko has his Phd. and teaches at a unique liberal arts college called Shimer College. Kotsko is a unique talent.... Read more

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2012-05-03T07:57:00-06:00

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ExxonMobil & American Power: How the most profitable corporation in America functions as a sovereign power

Last updated on: May 3, 2012 at 7:57 am By Tim Suttle

On her program Fresh Air, Terry Gross conducted a fascinating interview with Pulitzer Prize winning author Steve Coll. He’s written a new book called Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power which is about ExxonMobil & how they wield power in the world. Coll describes how corporations have come to wield the kind of political and economic power that we have not seen since the Gilded Age and the Robber Barons (Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, JP Morgan & so on). Coll argues that ExxonMobil... Read more

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2012-05-02T06:56:00-06:00

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Little Master’s Big Art – Summer Art Camps for Kids

Last updated on: May 2, 2012 at 6:56 am By Tim Suttle

Ken and Kristen Deladurantaye are good friends of mine from Redemption Church. They run an incredible art school for children called Little Masters. Both Ken and Kristen are phenomenal artists in their own right. Ken has drawn for us during worship & Kristin threw pottery on a wheel once in a service, to this day one of the more moving images of worship I’ve ever been involved in. They have developed a whole style of teaching art to kids... Read more

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2012-05-01T07:31:00-06:00

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Is Christian Non-Violence an Essential Teaching?

Last updated on: May 1, 2012 at 7:31 am By Tim Suttle

Our staff is reading The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren right now. We’re blowing through it pretty fast, but today we finished with Chapter 17 – The Peaceable Kingdom, a chapter on non-violence. McLaren has a few interesting comments about Christian non-violence. “Those who are committed to non-violence based on the teachings of Jesus – if they are wrong now – will someday be right.” He’s saying that one day violence will be a thing of the past,... Read more

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2012-05-01T07:14:00-06:00

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West Wing is Back for a Public Service Announcement

Last updated on: May 1, 2012 at 7:14 am By Tim Suttle

I miss the West Wing. Sorkin was such a killer writer, and the guys who came on to keep it going after he left were not too shabby either. One of my favorite things about the show while it was on, was that the actors, writers, and producers had a healthy sense of humor about some of the quirks of its characters. Jed Bartlett’s folksy wisdom and speeches about history, the walk and talk meetings in the hallways, finishing each... Read more

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2012-04-30T09:24:00-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: April 30, 2012 at 9:24 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I almost stepped on a rattlesnake last week while running on the Mill Creek Trail (above) – literally a stride and a half from stepping on it. I confess that I immediately screamed like a little girl & nearly wet my pants. I have decided to name him “freaks” because as my youngest would say, “Snakes give me the freaks.” I confess that I have also decided that if I see freaks again I will either: kill,... Read more

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2012-04-27T14:09:00-06:00

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Should Politicians Really be Telling Theologians What to Think?

Last updated on: April 27, 2012 at 2:09 pm By Tim Suttle

Here are a couple more interesting articles on Rep. Paul Ryan. We had a discussion about this last week that you can read about here. The first article is from the Washington Post: Faith based lesson for Paul Ryan Paul Ryan is very vocal about his Catholic faith and the role it plays in his politics. Dana Milbank’s article notes that Ryan seems eager to cite his church and religious beliefs when it comes to topics like abortion or opposing coverage of... Read more

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2012-04-27T07:55:00-06:00

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Why Christians Do Not Know How to Speak About Politics

Last updated on: April 27, 2012 at 7:55 am By Tim Suttle

This is a photo of the truck I had to follow all the way down College Ave. today in traffic. If annoying people by displaying these little gems was the desired effect, then it was a highly successful endeavor. But something tells me that one does not put “Buck Ofama” or “Spay & Neuter Liberals” on their truck window merely to be annoying. These drive-by snipes are evidence that we have no idea how to speak about politics in our... Read more

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2012-04-26T08:17:00-06:00

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Scot McKnight Leaving North Park – headed for Northern Seminary

Last updated on: April 26, 2012 at 8:17 am By Tim Suttle

Scot McKnight announced on his blog today that he is leaving North Park University to teach at Northern Seminary. McKnight wrote: For at least five years I have had an inner yearning to teach in a seminary, to concentrate on leaders, pastors and preparing folks to work in churches and in God’s mission in this world, and in fact almost left North Park some time back to join a seminary faculty. It seems increasingly that my natural audience has become... Read more

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2012-04-25T09:40:00-06:00

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Scot McKnight Leaving North Park

Last updated on: April 25, 2012 at 9:40 am By Tim Suttle

Scot McKnight announced on his blog today that he is leaving North Park University. He promises to make an announcement tomorrow regarding his plans… I’m guessing Duke, since they collect brilliant scholars like baseball cards… What’s your guess? McKnight is a fair minded scholar who has effectively critiqued neo-reformed folks (he calls them neo-puritan), and offered his own vision of theology, the bible, the kingdom of God, and the mission of God that has avoided the pitfalls of liberalism. I... Read more

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